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From:
Irene McC
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Fri, 7 Jul 2000 20:21:41 +0200
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[idm] Re: [feedback_monitor] surge music news
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On 6 Jul 2000, Greg Clow wrote re [feedback_monitor] surge music news:
quoted 11 lines Big name house/trance DJ and Perfecto Records head PAUL OAKENFOLD is> Big name house/trance DJ and Perfecto Records head PAUL OAKENFOLD is > getting set to launch a very odd radio series for BBC Radio 1 in the > UK which will feature a meeting of electronic music and literature. An > eclectic line-up of musicians such as BILLY BRAGG, NEIL TENNANT (of > Pet Shop Boys) and KYLIE MINOGUE will read classic books while > Oakenfold spins tunes in the background. Minogue is slated for Robert > Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island," Bragg for Oscar Wilde's "The > Picture of Dorian Gray" and Tennant for Lewis Carroll's "Alice Through > the Looking Glass." > > Source: SonicNet
Yet again a nod in the direction of the ceaselessly funny Spinal Tap... where toward the end the Michael MacKean character talks about virtually exactly that (but even more so - where people with similar names read books by their namesakes or something like that... I forget the exact spin it takes. If you've seen it, you'll know). btw. is this for real ? I * --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org